George Carter) Hnnts7nan. 15 



Southampton, who was to succeed the Duke. 

 There was one old fox which Carter could not 

 manage ; he ran him twice from Seawell Wood, 

 but did not catch him; As I cannot give a 

 ■correct account of the sport, I pass on to the 

 second week in February, 1842. Carter found 

 his fox at Tite's Coppice, and came away with 

 a capital scent over the brook in the bottom, 

 pointing for Foxley, hounds bearing to the right 

 •over the hill about a mile from Green's Norton. 

 Mr. Jack Smith, a grandson of the Duke of 

 Grafton, and Mr. Richard Shepherd, on two grey 

 horses, were having a fine set-to. On the hill 

 was my good father, out for the last time to see 

 the hounds. As we passed him he called to me 

 to go on, saying " That mare can beat either of 

 those grey horses." 



I never disobeyed my father's orders, so I called 

 upon my mare; she was 16,2, and in the Stud 

 Book. At the first fence -l went up to them, in 

 the next field I passed theim and jumped a good 

 bullfinch first ; I was no- sooner over than it 

 struck me that my head was far too empty 

 to keep matters balanced before two such 

 horsemen, so I held back, while these two smart 

 young men, in green coats, on grey horses 

 with bang tails, were having a real contest. 



